Whitefriars Church of England Primary Academy in King's Lynn

Whitefriars Church of England Primary Academy is a primary school located in King's Lynn. According to Ofsted inspection, the school's overall effectiveness, quality of education, outcomes for pupils and management effectiveness are good. The school inspection was carried out on 04/05/2017. According to tests results, the school's progress in maths is average, progress in reading is below average, progress in writing is well below average. The overall pupil absence from this school is 3.7%, which is 0.3 percentage points higher than the UK average.

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Whitefriars Road, King's Lynn

School Information

Address:	Whitefriars Road, King's Lynn, PE30 5AH
Website:	http://www.whitefriars.norfolk.sch.uk
Telephone:	01553761001
School Type:	Academy converter
Education phase:	Primary
Local authority:	Norfolk
Headteacher / Principal:	Mr M Tuckwood
Religious character:	Church of England
Admissions policy:	Not applicable
Unique reference:	141314

Ofsted Inspection

Overall Effectiveness
Quality Of Education
Outcomes For Pupils
Management Effectiveness

Ofsted inspection date: 04/05/2017

Pupils

Information

Age Range:	4 - 11
Gender:	Mixed
School Capacity:	420
Number of Pupils:	411
Number of Boys:	203
Number of Girls:	208

Absence

	School	England state-funded schools:
Overall absence:	3.7%	4%
Persistent absence:	6.3%	8.2%

Education - Primary

Progress score in reading, writing and maths

Reading

Well Below Average: -2.3 Confidence interval -4 to -0.6

Writing

Well Below Average: -3.9 Confidence interval -5.4 to -2.4

Maths

Average: -0.1 Confidence interval -1.6 to 1.4

Pupils meeting expected standard in reading, writing and maths

School:	59%
England Average:	65%

Pupils achieving at a higher standard in reading, writing and maths

School:	2%
England Average:	11%

Average score in reading

School:	103
England Average:	104

Average score in maths

School:	106
England Average:	105

Nearby Schools

Nursery

	Ofsted Overall Effectiveness	Distance	Establishment Type	Has Nursery Classes	Gender	More Info
King's Lynn Nursery School St James Park , London Road PE30 5PT	3out of 4	551 yd	Local authority nursery school	Yes	Mixed	More About School

Primary

	Ofsted Overall Effectiveness	Distance	Establishment Type	Has Nursery Classes	Gender	More Info
Whitefriars Church of England Primary Academy Whitefriars Road , PE30 5AH	3out of 4	0 yd	Academy converter	No	Mixed	More About School
Greyfriars Academy London Road , PE30 5PY	3out of 4	339 yd	Academy converter	No	Mixed	More About School
St Michael's Church of England Academy Saddlebow Road , South Lynn PE30 5BN	3out of 4	959 yd	Academy sponsor led	No	Mixed	More About School
Eastgate Academy Littleport Terrace , PE30 1QA	4out of 4	1,077 yd	Academy sponsor led	No	Mixed	More About School
West Lynn Primary School St Peter's Road , West Lynn PE34 3JL	2out of 4	1,200 yd	Academy sponsor led	No	Mixed	More About School

Secondary

	Ofsted Overall Effectiveness	Distance	Establishment Type	Has Nursery Classes	Gender	More Info
King's Lynn Academy Queen Mary Road , PE30 4QG	2out of 4	1,494 yd	Academy sponsor led	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
King Edward VII Academy Gaywood Road , PE30 2QB	- not rated	1,585 yd	Academy sponsor led	No	Mixed	More About School
Springwood High School Queensway , Gaywood PE30 4AW	3out of 4	3,006 yd	Academy converter	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School

16 plus

	Ofsted Overall Effectiveness	Distance	Establishment Type	Has Nursery Classes	Gender	More Info
The College of West Anglia Tennyson Avenue , PE30 2QW	- not rated	1,395 yd	Further education	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School

Not applicable

	Ofsted Overall Effectiveness	Distance	Establishment Type	Has Nursery Classes	Gender	More Info
Visiting Teacher Service West , Gaywood PE30 5DR	- not rated	504 yd	Miscellaneous	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
The Fen Rivers Academy Kilhams Way , PE30 2HU	- not rated	2,397 yd	Academy special sponsor led	No	Mixed	More About School
Churchill Park Complex Needs School Winston Churchill Drive , Fairstead PE30 4RP	3out of 4	3,234 yd	Academy special converter	Yes	Mixed	More About School

School statistics for this postcode are based on Ofsted rankings.

Whitefriars Church of England Primary AcademyWhitefriars Road, King's Lynn